PEN – Drilling commenced in Block BM-S-72 offshore Brazil

Panoro Energy ASA (“PEN”, OSE ticker code), the independent oil and gas company with assets in West Africa and Brazil is pleased to announce spudding of the Sabiá well in the BM-S-72 block in the southern Santos basin offshore Brazil. The well is being drilled with Transocean’s semi-submersible drilling rig, the GSF Arctic I. 

The Sabiá well is located offshore approximately 230 km south of the city of Santos in a water depth of approximately 200 meters. The well will be vertically drilled with a target depth of 4486 meters. The primary reservoir target for this well is post-salt sandstones of the Itajai-Acú formation, expected to be encountered at around 3700 meters below mean sea level. The prospect is also targeting a secondary sandstone in the Ilha Bela member of the Jureia formation.

All necessary permits are in place. The drilling operation for this well is expected to take 2-3 months. After finishing this well the rig will drill the Canario prospect (BM-S-63) and the Jandaia prospect (BM-S-71).

Panoro Energy holds a 15 % ownership in this block.  The partners are Vanco Brasil Exploração e Produção de Petróleo e Gas Natural Ltda (Operator 70%) and Brasoil Round 9 Exploracáo Petrolifera Ltda (15%). Vanco will finance Panoro's 15% share of drilling costs for this exploration well.

For further information, please contact:

Carl Peter Berg, VP Commercial and Investor Relations
Tel: +55 21 3078 7472

Cell: +55 21 8541 1907
Email: carl.peter.berg@panoroenergy.com

Please visit www.panoroenergy.com for more information